​​Academic Leaders have increasingly complex jobs with an expanding set of responsibilities. The Association for Academic Leaders is purpose-built to power the competencies you use every day:

Maintain integrity to mission for the academic program 

Act ethically and morally, with transparency and honesty​​

Shape a just and inclusive school

Build and lead an effective team

Assess the present, understand the past, and design for the future

Build and support trusting relationships

Act with intentionality

Make decisions with resolve and empathy

Communicate effectively 
across multiple domains

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​To create the Association for Academic Leaders, One Schoolhouse reached out to more than 4000 educators including academic deans, department chairs, and division heads. Our core competencies reflect their essential skills and insights.